Wikis and Blogs

Shane Boeve, Spirit Lake Elementary Principal, will help educators develop wikis and blogs. The Wikis and blogs session is intended for those who would like to learn how to use wikis and blogs in their classrooms.

Objectives:

• Participants will create their own wikis and blogs
• Participants will learn how to hyperlink text and embed videos and pictures

Resources:
Video - Blogs in Plain English
Blogger

• Blogger Video Tutorials
• Blogger Help
• How to control who can view the blog (permissions)
• Create a team blog
• How to moderate comments
• How to post (embed) a video in Blogger
• How do I make a link (hyperlink) to another page
• How can I do "more" with hyperlinks (e.g., open in new window, email)
• How do I automatically email a post after I've written it?
• Easy way to get a class of students blogging

Wikispaces
Wikis in Plain English